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NP: Ice Age: The Meltdown - John Powell

Yep, I'm still playing this.

I've been addicted to The Waterpark theme since I heard a clip of it for the first time. It's catchy, odd and funny in a good way. It makes me smile all the time.

I also love Sid's easygoing theme as well as his crazy Song-A-Long songs. The quiet cues such as Ellie Remembers and With the Herd fit those emotional scenes without being too sappy.

Mammoths is definitely the highlight! And Into the Sunset is really nice finale, as well as The Meltdown suite.

Many other tracks are mickey-mousing comedy/action music, but they're still highly enjoyable, at least for me (I like those kind of stuff ).



*...waits for Justin's ad*

NP: Whisper Of The Heart (soundtrack) - Yuji Nomi

This score should be as well-known as Hisaishi's! So good.

That's why he was on a bike: to run away effectively!

I'm with Anthony and Erik: I liked Jumper better than Hancock when I both got them at the same time, but repeated listening has made Hancock grow on me more, now. I also truly like that last action piece. But that's not to say Jumper isn't great, too.

NP: Invaders from Mars, Christopher Young + some other guy
While trying to dodge the countless typos in the inserts text, I'm enjoying the lovely theme and Goldsmithian action cues. Will it warrant its mammoth running time? I'll see, but so far I don't regret shelling out for this instant-rare item.

NP: Agaguk - Maurice Jarre

Such a great score to a very obscure movie. The main theme is so damn catchy.

Yes, I like this one too. Haven't listened to it for ages but will do so tonight.

Film unwatchable? Are you kidding me? I LOVED the Matrix films!

I loved the first, really enjoyed the second (even with all the ergo's, concordantly's, vis-a-vis's, etc) but The Matrix Revolutions was an absolute mess. It took these great ideas established in the first film (and some of the second) and completely flushed them down the toilet. Now, Revolutions is visually stunning... sure... but utterly boring. The Wachoski's basically abandons our main cast of characters. What exactly did Morpheus do in the third film? Also, this is a Matrix film, right? How much time did we spend in The Matrix?

Revolutions just seemed to be one big massive third act. A 2 hour and 30 minute third act. Yes, actually, it is the third act of a three act series of films, but at least the other two films can stand on their own... The Matrix especially. They were complete films. The biggest problem with Revolutions is that it became an effects film. Where the first two had a boat load of special effects they helped complement the story and didn't take away from it. Revolutions reminded me of what would happen in George Lucas took control of the Matrix series. Totally uninteresting!

-Erik-

NP : CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE 3rd KIND - John Williams



Mind blowing. What the hell was I wasting my time on Arnold for?

2 out of 3 have already entered my mailbox and awaiting entry into my brain.
El Cid is currently journeying towards my location.

NP: Timeline - Brian Tyler

UGH! I'm only 9 tracks in and I want to turn this off. Looking at the tracklisting now.... 20 TRACKS?! I will let it play out but I'm so utterly bored with this score. Oh, those last few notes of the love theme stolen from The Mask of Zorro in "Lady Claire And Marek" are priceless. Funny that he would find "inspiration" from Horner's love theme and use it again in... I think it's Partition.

-Erik-

Boy, are you the impersonation of negativity sometimes or what?!






Love ya though

Yeah. My God Erik, you're turning into me!

Come on, Demetris. You know there are countless scores out there that turn me on. Look, I'm trying to give Brian Tyler's music another shot and unfortunately his music just doesn't do it for me. When something is bad I'm not going to sugar coat it. And as you know when I really like something I write mini novels.

-Erik-

I know mate, i was teasing you. Stressing the already present